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Marbella hotels are suffering as a result of the tourism slump on the Costa del Sol

Tourism slumps on the Costa del Sol with Marbella hotels struggling

Tourism on the Costa del Sol is down this year. Hotels are not filling their rooms to the fullest. In some parts of Marbella, only a third of the rooms have been filled. According to the latest figures released by the Association of Hotel Entrepreneurs of the Costa del Sol, the average occupancy in the province of Malaga fell to …

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Inflation in Spain climbs to 3.3% as fuel prices soar

INFLATION in Spain has surged to its highest level in two years as the effects of the Iran war continue to ripple across the country, new data has shown. Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) announced on Friday that inflation climbed to 3.3% in March – the sharpest month-to-month rise since May 2022, and the highest level since June 2024. …

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Eight people arrested following a two-year investigation into organized crime in dawn raids throughout Spain and Scotland

Eight arrested in dawn raids across Spain and Scotland following two-year probe into organised crime

At 4am on the morning of Friday, officers began raids simultaneously in Glasgow, Lanarkshire West Lothian and Barcelona. Police Scotland, Spain’s Guardia Civil and Eurojust all worked together to crackdown on the cross-border crime. After two years of investigations behind the scenes, specialist detectives from Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism moved in. Eight men, aged 35 to 64 years old, …

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